Lighting control is projected to be an extremely fast-growing sector over the next five to ten years. In fact, according to a recent builder technology market study conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association, lighting control represents the second-biggest increase of any home technology subsystem, eclipsing home theatre, multi-room audio, and structured wiring! Lighting control takes […]
One seen as a far-off fantasy of the future, the smart home has become practically and financially feasible for the average person. Smart devices can make our homes easier, safer, and more even more affordable. The industry as a whole is experiencing massive growth — by 2025 the industry is projected to reach a combined […]
If you’re trying to decide whether to use the Apple Smart ‘Home’ App that appeared from nowhere in Apple iOS10! you’re in the right place. In this article, I’m going to cover the steps that I implemented to fully utilize the new Apple Home App. What is Home? More and more people are getting curious […]
As with everything in life, the benefits of motivating yourself and spending money needs to produce some tangible results! Although the benefits of adding automation to your home will vary from person to person, there are some general benefits that most people can enjoy as a result of adding Apple HomeKit products to their property: […]
For the majority of people the notion of ‘smartifying’ their homes is a bewildering, confusing, and expensive process. There quite clearly exists a need amongst the general public for greater levels of education to realize the benefits of smart homes, namely improved security, safety & enjoyment levels. Not only are the general public in disarray; […]
Did you know that Wireless Philips Hue LED bulbs are simple to use, but can be costly compared to dumb LED bulbs? Before going out and buying smart Philips Hue bulbs; you might want to have a quick glance through these questions that have come my way over the past couple of weeks: How do […]
Not sure if you heard, but I’ve spent the past number of weeks replacing various smart home gadgets around the house with a plethora of new next-generation IoT based smart devices? So for the past few years; we’ve been using a mix of smart home products using hub systems such as Vera and Eminent and […]
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A lot of people ask me what smart home systems I use, so I decided to write a post and share some of my favorites with you today! Below you’ll find a list of smart home hardware and apps I love, what I use them for and some insights you might want to consider before […]
Did you know that Apple is launching an initiative to bring Smart Home Automation to nearly a billion mobile devices? Well, they are and it’s called HomeKit. The main purpose of HomeKit is to simplify the management and control of a home that has various smart devices installed from multiple vendors. So in addition to […]
So for those of us in the smart home, home automation, digital home space for close on a couple of decades, Google is considered to be a new comer to the market. And I think the company is genuinely interested in this space and is backing their headlines with some serious cash. As most of […]
Did you know that you can use to use smart home technology to improve the quality of your life at home as you get older! Life gets more and more challenging as we get older. Here are 13 specific ideas as to how you might go about using next-generation Independent Living (IL 2.0) smart home […]
